A satellite's signal hits your dish a quadrillion times weaker than it left. The delay isn't distance — a LEO sat is 1.8 ms away. The wait is the 90-minute orbit between ground station passes.
From Sputnik's single beep to @Starlink 's 200 Gbps laser mesh: a trillion-fold jump in 70 years.
Full breakdown on the @PlayerOneSpace blog: https://t.co/Op78djU57S
Secretary of State Belanger announces that Canada and British Columbia are expanding high-speed Internet access in the province
https://t.co/3p0WP0B3Fw
MrBeast just gave one of the strongest endorsements possible for Starlink:
“I will only book flights exclusively on planes with Starlink. I don’t care if it means an extra layover - I’ll sit in the back of the plane if it gives me Starlink.”
He says Starlink has become the backbone of his global productions and travels because it works in places where traditional internet simply doesn’t exist:
• Filming in Antarctica - one of the only reliable ways to stay connected
• Building wells deep in rural Africa with full internet access hours away from cities
• Driving through remote villages and open fields with a Starlink dish mounted on the vehicle while maintaining signal the entire time
He described it as:
“Starlink is literally magic. It makes no sense.”
Now people are actively choosing flights based on whether the plane has Starlink onboard
$RKLB has officially closed the Mynaric acquisition
Here’s why it is a big deal:
🚀 Mynaric is already a key RL supplier for the SDA program
Rocket Lab secures the supply chain for the needed laser optical comm. terminals.
This will further cement RL's vertical integration strategy (similar to Sinclair's reaction wheels)
🚀 RL can integrate Mynaric's terminals into their own buses to help scale production.
They will now be able to control production timelines and QC
🚀 Mynaric's development comes w/ IP, Production Assets, 300+ engineering team
🚀 Expand geographical location beyond U.S., NZ and Canada.
The bad news? There is no more Artemis II live mission coverage for you to watch. The good news? New Artemis II imagery continues to roll in.
We're continuing to unveil new images from the Artemis II mission. You can find them here: https://t.co/o2t8RrFU2g
SpaceX is counting down to the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from California, carrying another 25 satellites for its Starlink internet service. Liftoff is currently scheduled for 9:29:49 p.m. PDT (12:29:49 a.m. EDT / 04:29:49 UTC). File 📷 SpaceX. https://t.co/2rz1MiPWvQ
Moon joy [noun]
the feeling of intense happiness and excitement that only comes from a mission to the Moon
The Artemis II crew bring us endless Moon joy.
Nothing prepares you for how insane this is: In 1984, astronaut Dale Gardner used a jetpack to fly completely untethered in space and capture a falling satellite with his hands.